I'm not a fan of self descriptions, but lets give it a try.

Hey all y'all! My name is Piotr (Peter) and I'm a 23 years old student from Warsaw (Mechanical Engineering). One of my biggest passions is traveling and encountering cultures from many different places. And basically that is what brings me here!

Although I study engineering stuff I'm pretty much into history. I'd be glad to learn anything new or share some interesting stories. I feel kinda attracted to the way people used to live back in the good ole' days. I also don't get bored in old churches and places soaked with history in general. So totally bring me there if you know any place like this. ;)

PHILOSOPHY

Live your life best you can, cause there's nothing ahead. :) People tend to look for meaning and sense in everything, while there is none, so just let it be.

“I’ve met God across his long walnut desk with his diplomas hanging on the wall behind him, and God asks me:
- Why? Why did I cause so much pain? Didn’t I realize that each of us is a sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness? Can’t I see how we’re all manifestations of love?
I look at God behind his desk, taking notes on a pad, but God’s got this all wrong.
We are not special.
We are not crap or trash, either.
We just are.
We just are, and what happens just happens.
And God says:
- No, that’s not right.
Yeah. Well. Whatever. You can’t teach God anything.”

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well, as a couchsurfer guest and a buddy to meet and have a talk/beer with. Hope to repay my visits someday, when I'll live on my own. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Positive :)

Interests

European history and culture
Ancient Rome
Outdoor activities
Hiking
Classical guitar and ukulele
Transportation and automotive industry; fuels
Local alcohols - beers, brewery! (beer revolution FTW!)
Philosophy
Stories of guys like Everett Ruess, Dick Proenneke, Chris McCandless
Collecting antique maps of Poland

• culture
• beer
• walking
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• cartography
• engineering
• history
• study abroad
• hitchhiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - "Walden" Thoreau, "The Godfather" Puzo, "Into the Wild" Krakauer (!), Aleksander Krawczuk and many others
Movies - "Into the Wild", "True Grit", "Touching the Void", "The Way Back", "The Godfather", "The Goodfellas", "Encounters at the Edge of the World"
Music - neofolk, ethereal, choir, post rock, hard rock, thrash metal, folk rock, ambient, irish folk, sung poetry and many others

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lapland&Nordkapp trip - with sleeping in wild huts
Azores hitchhiking trip!!!
Erasmus in Finland
Have worked in a mountain shelter as a volunteer
Spent whole night walking Rome alone
Seen Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax on the same stage, same day
Travelled 18h in a night train in Serbia with a bike and shit loads of luggage placed all over the train. And I'm not going for it ever again.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I can teach you some polish language or history/culture. I know some specific places in Warsaw with interesting history not many people realise, so I can show you around. I also play guitar, so maybe some basic stuff about this too. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Poland